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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1904.
fidently orpect the most useful reaulty, were,j organised in January last by Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS of the Government Education Department, and offered for the first time
Kinchou has been reopened to trade..
U.8.8. Callan, a gonbent, arrived from Macao vestorday.
The Police Recreation Club's ground at Happy Valley is being returfed.
The most recent recruits to the Hongkong
Mr. Clifford Wilkinson is turning lie Tansen police force aro men invalided out of the Navy.
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for instruction in Practical Mechanics. The first session closed on June 30th, and we
Mr. J. K. S. Fleming, of the I. M. C., accord- are glad to learn that this initial attempting to a Tientsin paper, has been promoted to it sendary and technical education in our
the rank of Captain colony was distinguished by an appreciable measure of success. Thanks to the support of the Institute's committee, the second session sees a entisfactory extension of the of these classes, which are now море embracing Advanced Practical Mathematics! and Applied Mechanics, Machine Drawing, Theoretical Electricity, Genietry, and Machine Construction. There will probably be the initial difficulty of inducing sufficient
The sailors of the U.S.S. Wiscuasin gave a ramatic entertainment on the foe'sle deck at
Shanghai on the 9th instant. They played a piece called In Virginia.".
It will not be surprising. quips a conto
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The 4.3. Lothian left yesterday with 500 locally recruited Chinamoni for the Rund. The s.8 Cranley goes next.
Mr. F. J. Badeley, captain superintendent of police, will this afternoon formally open & now police recreation ground at Teimshatsui.
The Rife Association competition to-day will be for spoons, commencing at 2,30p.m.; ranges 200, 500 and 600 yards.
A special sule of work will be held at the Italiau Convoat on behalf of the poor orphans on Thursday. Friday and Saturday next, ud 23rd and 24th inst., at 2 p.m.
TELEGRAMS.
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
NEW BISHOP OF COREA.
LONDON, 14th September. The Rev. Arthur B. Turner bus bocu appointed Bishop of Cores in succession to the Rev. Corte, resigned.
CHICAGO WHEAT PANIC.
LONDON, 14th September.
numbers of young men to realise the volue Purary, if Mr. Lessar corphins to the Wniwapu the 8th September by the explosion of the Davenport, of the Naval Yard. The burglars
of sterificing part of their leistite to self improvement, the value of which is fully recognised by older men for whom such opportunities have come too late. It was so at Home at first, but the successes of the pioneer students aroused ethers to omulation; and now the demand for continued instruction, by those already learning trades and professions, is greater than the supply of laboratories, workshops, text-books, teachers, and the funds that procure these desiderata. It is too late in the day to dilate on the advantage of a theoretical, as weil as practical, knowledge of one's busi- ness. Au axiom, we used to be told, is a
of the breach of neutrality involved in the
assistance given by the millet to the Japanese.
The Japanese Authorities have been notified by the Swiss Government that the Empire of China joined the International Real Cross
Convention on the 29th of June last.
Mr. John Jessiaman Ewing passed his mostor's Board of Trade examination yesterday. Capt. R. Rodger, of the a... Zafiro, and the King's
Harbour Master examined him.
There was a mistake in the telegram to Mr. 3. D. Setan about the Purses v. Presidency ericket match in India. The Parsees did have an' eleven, and the game did start, but was abandoned on account of ruins.
Trombles a halthy gotion of the skin, theorem the truth of which is so apparent Shanghai has decided to offer two prizes of
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5100 each, to be competed for by Scottish youths there. at a special examination in Scot tisli history, geography, and literature,
Trotai Cheng Tsh-pos, the Director of the. Military College at Nanking, who is well known among foreigners, died on the fird instant. Viceroy Wei Krangtao appointed Tactai Wei as Director of the Military College in place of the deceased official,
Three men were killed and two injured breech of a 4.7-inch gun on board H.M.S. Comet, tender to the grannery ship Excellent, at Ports moutlı,
The ss. Shahadat purchased by Chinose from The Pink Funnel Line" the Asintie Steam Navigation Co., of Calcutta, now undergoing repairs at Mossrs. Baitey & Co ́s siópyard at Kowloom, may be ready for sea in ten lays or so. She resutly put into Amoy in a disabled condition.
With reference to the death of Baron Schilling, notified in our obituaries, it is stated that he was stung by an insect at Tsingtao, and the wound, instead of healing. become malig nant. He was taken to the General Hospital. at Shanghai, where, notwithstanding every care. he died from blood poisoning.
Alarin is felt regarding the fate of Vicomte du Curerville, French naval attaché at St. Petersburg: and Captain von Gilgenheim, of the German army, who are said to have left Pigeon Bay in a jask on the 17th August, and have not been heard of since. They intended, the China Time understands. to make Shaubai- kwan.
as to be instantly admitted. The advantage of knowing one's particular business from A to Z, from cellar to attic, is now axiomatic. fu America, where they fancy they know something about trade, millionaires' sons are going through the mill, from labouring to managing; and are no longer regardeikkis freaks for doing it, except when the Sunday Supplement ditor happens to be short of copy. Of course what is good for Germany, Englund, and America is good for Hong kong. and Mr. WILLIAMS and his condin- tors are endeavouring to help our coming the sea at Port Arthur in the Russian interest. į March........" Pride of the Band"..
artisans and professional wien to start where their fathers left off. The report of work already done has reached the Board of Education at Home, through the local DISPENSARY, director, with the result that the Brá has
HONGKONG
Two turtles, weighing 200 and 250bbs respectively, have been washed ashore at Chefoo, The Chinese say that they have houn patrolling
and their death means the doon of the port.
This programme of music will be performed by the band of the 116th Mahratta Light In- funtry from 4.30 p.u, to 6 pm. ou the New Parade Grond on Monday:
Selection Vaise Selection Gavotte ......
Dance
The Toreador" Revenso
"Cavalleria Rusticana
Imperial"
Bannott Mcuckton Foilet Barker Faus
"La Poupée
Japanese'
Audran Thomas
"God Save the Kinc.
A rezowod panic-has taken place on the Chicago wheat market owing to the pessimistic ideas entertained shout the whoat crop. Report- ed prices are the highest since the Leiter boom.
BURGLARY IN WANCHAT ROAD,
In the early hours of yesterday morning a burglary took place at 129, Wanchai Road, occupied by Mr. W. Wolfo and Mr. J. gained entrance by climbing up the verandah while the occupants were asleep. They evidently robbed Mr. Davenport's house first, because they searched the clothing and loft it in Mr. Wolfe's place. From Mr. Davenport's house they made off with a silver watch શl roll hain and S6 in money they took out of a purse, leaving the on the verandah as being of no valute. Mr. Wolfe came off better, as he lost only 25 cents, which had been loft lying on the drossing- table. Neither of the occupants of the house heard anything suspicious during the night.
CRAIGENGOWER C.C.
which
THE WAR.
[RECTERS SERVICE.]
THE CALCHAS RELEASE.
LONDON, 14th September.
The Vladivostock Prize Conet bas released - the Calchus with her neutral cargo, but decided to confiscate four, cotton, and tâmber, consigned to Japan.
FIRST OFFICIAL ESTIMATE.
LONDON, 14th September. General Kuropatkin has telegraphed the official estimate of the Russian losses from the 28th August to the 5th September at
·4,000 killed and 12,000 wounded.
THELENA" AT FRISCO.
LONDON, 14th September. The United States Government has decided that the Lene must leave San Francisco for a brief period, or dismantle.
RUSSIAN CRUISERS STILL `IN
MISCHIEF.
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Losnox, 14th September. A Russian crnisor has boarded the British stormer Derura between St. Vincent and Gibraltar,
AFFIRMING A NEGATIVE.
LONDON, 14th September. Correspondents of the Daily Telegraph for- merly with the Japanese nud Russian armies Here is the result of the handicap tennis at Liaoyang declare there is no evidence of tonrvoment (singles).
the Russians using dumdum bullets.
FIRST ROUND.
F. Loureiro beat J. Quinn, 6-4, 6-0. R. Bam beat F. Rapp, 6-2, 6-0.-
L. Vincenot scratched to W. D. Braidwood.
by BECOND ROUND.
M. E. Asger boat R. B. Cooper, 6-4, 6-3. A. A. Rentadios beat A. O. Brawn, 9-6, 6-4, 6-4. J. Uchigaki beat J. P. Jordan, 6-0, 6-4. R. Easa hent F. Lameirő, 6-3, 6-2,
(From Northern Papers.)
THE ADVANCE OF THE JAPANESH.
Toyo, 11th September.
On the oth inst. General Kuroki occupied Tamentsexhan-north of the Yentnf-colliery-
E. Pestonji beat W. D. Binid wood, 6-4, 3-6,6.4. | railway. G. H. May beat F. Drude, 6-2, 6-1.
J. D. Kinnaird scratched to E. R. Herton. J. Toppin beat J, L. Start, 6-4, 6-3.
THIRD BOUND.
M. E. Asger scratched to A. A. Remedios. R. Basa beat J. Uchigaki, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, G. H. May scratched to R. Pestonji. E. R. Herton bent T. Toppin, 7-5, 6-2.
SEMI-FINAL.
B. Bean beat A. A. Roxaedios, 6-2, 7-5. E. R. Horton beat R. Pestonji, 6-2, 62.
FINAL
R. Ba beat E. Herton, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1, The Craigengower Cricket Club hold their annual meeting on Monday.
THE RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
TOKYO. 11th September.
The main force of the enemy has retired north of the Humbo, through Mukden. They' here destroyed the bridges over the Shabo..
SOME LIAO DETAILS.
Toro, 11th September. According to the statements of prisoners, the Rugian.casualties from Ansliantion to the fall of Liaoyang wore over 25,000 It is believed that General Mischenko was killed on-the 3rd instant east of Liaoyang. The Japanese casualties since the 26th ult. are 17,259, incluud- ing 138 officers killed and 464 wounded. The
Acording to the Tokyo correspondent of a contemporary money is busy and commodities Selection dearer A third issue of exchequer bonds, to the amount of eighty million yen, is announced for October, thus fully covering the budget. new consented to conduct examinations in
The Standard says that European thought all the subjects, on the same conditions as in England. Their certificates will be exculas decided for couturies past that there can be no true civilisation naless it is of Christian, lem credentials for successful Hongkong Greek, or Roman origin. Japan has shattered War. The two pictures of the Russian dead Tytam district. It meastred no less than 13 Japanese booty includes dudum ballets. ONLYcomunications relating to the news enlumen, studiants, because these classes are not to be this flattering theory; the whole Japanese people on the field of Naaslan are worth more thuirt lending colour to the stories of old days
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BIRTH
On the Wĺb September, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Ms. THOMAS HINRY HABIS, a daughter.
conducted ou, the liues of coaching or cram- ming for particular examinations. It rests
If...at.
seems possessed of irresistible energy.
games to Mr. H. F. Chard, of the Chartered Book.
The heads of four desperadoes who were docapitated at Soochow for raiding a village just abore Jessfield have been placed us a warning to others on posts near the bridge over the Fah Wah Creek on the Brenan Road. The X.-C.
No snnouncement has yet been made re
season. A# All letters for publicution should be written on inly with the students in the present urding the coming" Rugger"
session to induce the Government of Hong- | advertised. "Soccer" commences at the end of No anymously signed communications that har kong, aiready, as HIS EXCELLENCY pointed the mouth-the usual six-a-side competitions. already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for astra copies of DAILY PRASH should be
out on Thursday, entered upon a large Those desirous of playing should send in their Int before 11 am, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, number of important operations, to come Telegraphic Address: Prxas. Codes: 4.B.C, 5th Ed, forward and take its proper position as
Lieber's
sponsor to such a momentous birth. the end of the session the standard of work done is sufficiently high, the Government, full as its obligations already are, can scarcely refuse to consider results with a On the 8th ptember, at the General Hospital, view to promoting the schenie by providing laboratories for experimental science, and (it is to be hoped) engaging one or two specialists. 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished; and with such oficial encour HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DESVEUX ROAD Cagement and support, the bonoficial results LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
to the community as a whole are bound to be apparut long before the present genera- tion begins to make way for the next.
DEATH.
Shanghai, BARON GNECMAR SCHILLING, of the Russo-Chinese Bank, aged 30 years.
The Daily Press.
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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1904.
Daily News presumes that it is out of respect to the feelings of foreigners that they are enclosed
in buckets instead of the usual open cages,
The Osaka Shusen Kaisha's 38th report for
We have never seen hattor war pictures, actual photographs without a shadow of "fake" about them. than appear in Part IX. of the Kobe Chronicle's Diary of the Russo-Japanese
STARTLING NEWS RE TIBET.
SNAKES IN HONGKONG.
A big snake has just been killed in the
feet long sad was correspouilingly thick in
the sixty cents charged for, the whole number, about the huge reptiles to be found on the and the scene in a cavalry camp is worth island of Hongkong, borne out though these be enlarging as a Rosa Bonheur picture. These to this incredulous age by the presence in who want a really vivid idea of what war rusans should call or send to Messrs W. Brewer & Co the Masemu of two huge local specimens, one for a copy
mensring 18 feet and the other 14 feet. The Tytam shake was found peculiarly. It up- parently and discovered the track of a dear that daily went down to the pool of a stream to 19 PEKING AGAINST US?
drink, and had caught and crushed the animal The Fainersal Gazette-bus a startling tele-
to death. Then it began to devour. its victim. gram referring to Tibet. We were informed But it had proved incapable of completing Cut the treaty was signed on the 7th, and that its gigantic banquet, and, lying down torpid our troops were preparing to leave on the 15th, by the side of its half-finished meal, was On the 10th instant, a Tientsin telegram to found asleep by some hillside people and our native eontemporary says: Yu Tai, despatched. Unfortunately the head Was Imperial Resident at Lhassa, has wired to smashed to such an extent as to make
TO CAPTURE MUKDEN.
LONDON, 12th September. The correspondout of the Daily Telegraph at Liaoyang wires on the 8th inst. that General Kurcki's army has been now drawn in to five miles north-east of Liaoyang. The Japanese are preparing a turning movement doubtedly intend to capture this year, probably from the west against. Mukden, which they au-
within three weeks.
RED CROSS WORK AT LIAOYANG.
TOKYO, 12th September.
The Russians having forbidden the removal of the residents of Liaoyang from the fortified zone during the recent fighting, many of the natives were killed and wounded. The English missionary, Dr. Westwater, the representative of the International Red Cross Society of
Shanghai. is treating over two hundred ok Marshal Orama has also sent substantial tokens of sympathy.
folks and children in his temporary hospital.
-CIVILISATION” F. BARDARISM.
TOKYO, 9th September. It is reported that Russian troops from Kamschatka bave invaded the island of Simusir
the Peking Government to the effect that its carcass practically valueless for majena the negotiations with the British Mission purposes. On the hills about Pokfulum the are proceeding and the British Mission made a brown snake and the venomous flat-crested the first six months of the year describes it as claim for a concession of road-making, operating green are still to be found in great quantities, an exceptional half year, so many of the Commines and trade, etc., in teu articles and the while at Stanley those species abound in legion pany's steamers being under Government Tibetans upon hearing these proposals showed and cobras are also frequently seen. The snake charter. The Company proposes to increase its indiguation. The Peking Government, upon killed at Tytam is the largest which has been capital to eleven million gen. The gross profits receipt of the wire from Ya Tai, wired back killed for some years, but its death has served to for the half year amounted to Y. 1027,772.
to the effect that the Imperial Resident revive many recollections amongst old inhabi- and a dividend at the rate of ta per cent per
shall reject the British proposals. There tants about reptilian monsters encountered on annum was prið.
may be
some connection of this with the the island and sometimes successfully shot or Press despatches from Sasebo state that following paragraph in the Shanghai Mercury: otherwise put out of existence. One of these in the Kuriles, and massacred all the woman, On dit that pressure is being brought stories is that about an old Hongkong worthyislends, north-east of Hokkaido, were given by the men being absent fishing. The Kurile On Tuesday next, at 5:30 pm. the annual repairs on the Delay Dock, the gate of which,
the (now at home) whose name shall be "Chips." technical and manual teaching in Germany i general meeting of the Cricket Club will be had been foriously dansgod. were recently Feking authorities to resist as far as possible He was a Scotsminn and had been at the Bussia to Japan in exchange for the Japanese
held in the City Hall.
completed and that the dock was opened for use all British demands and procedure in Tibet, Scots Ledge. He had a dark, white-surfaced almost in the centre of the chain, between half of Saghalien. The island of Simusi is on the 1st of September. In the vicinity of the
where complications in connection with religious | road to traverse on his way home. But the dock reventeen large and small steamers had
matters would be sure to onsne, and all such story is best told in the words of a well- been sunk by the Russians. These ressols luve
Times, boing used by our military authorities,
To Germany belongs the credit of the first- national recognition of the necessity of more utilitarian education. The levelopment of
has been at once the delight and despair of educationalists and politicians and business men at Home. England hus not been blind
Yesterday's plague report ; nil.
The Judian constable who recently allowed a prisoner to escape from the waiting room at
resterday.
to hear in
ertain direction mi
to the excellent results obtained by its the Magistrucy was dismissed from the force been refloated, and are now, says the Japan would be highly detrimental to the interests known Police Inspector (now also at home),
neighbour, and more than several commis sions from one, body or another have bean, and seen, and come back convinced of the. need for similar effort in our own land. And not without results. Slowly, and with some false steps, constantly faced with the necessity of retracing false steps taken by previous experimenters and bunglers, England is nevertheless coming into line with the more advanced ideas of what is requisite and necessary for the success of the rising generation, and ultimately, of the nation. Here in Hongkong, we have au educational movement, which likewise is trending toward better things. Perhaps in the fulness of time we shall have a complete scholastic system which will obviate the necessity of sending our sons and daughters home to complete their education. The prospectus for session 1904-5 of the teclinica; instruction classes held at the Institution of Engineers in Des Voeux Road may be regarded, if in no belter light, as an accept able promise of greater advantages still to come. These classes, from which we con-
Why don't the papers that porsist in spelling Tokyo" as "Tokio" spell "Yokohama" as 'Tokohama"? · The same Kana syilable is used for both by the Japanese.
In the Supreme Court is Autumn Vacation will begin on Tuesday, 20th inst., and continue till Monday, 17th prox., both days inclusive. As the 18th inst. faBs on a Sunday, the Criminal Sessions will be opened in Monday.
the 15th.
The V.R.C. aquatics to-day commence at 4 pm. A secretary's launch will leave Blake Pier at 3.45 p.m. to convey spectators and competitors.
The band of the Sherwood
A sensational escape from the Shanghai American Consular Guol is recorded., G. T. Odlum, who is undergoing a sentence of 2 years' imprisonment for frand at Canton, escaped from the cell in which he was confined at 2 am He effected his escape by sawing through the hars. They have arrested in Englishman callest Bailey on the charge of helping Odlan to escape. Odlum has since beca caught. He was fond hidden in a chest of drawers at his friend's house. He gets ninety days' extra of rigorous imprisonment. His English friend was being tried at the British Court.
The staff of the Shanghai Branch of the
Foresters will be in attendance. Ladies are Inspectorate-General of Customs is being rapidly
invited.
of a certain-Power.
THE WINNING NUMBER.
"I was sitting in the station," he said, "after midnight, whon in bursta ‘Chips' with
a face as white as a sheet. What's the matter, I cried. Thereupon Chips' began
man
Boussolo Strait and Diana Strait. The inhabi- tants are mainly Ajuu.
DEFENCE OF SACHALIEN.
J
CHINCHOW, 11th September. Since the loss of Liaoyang the Russians are
have
a tangled yarn of how he had been walking afraid of Saghalien being taken by the Japan- In spite of the law, lottery tickets-meet-a-along the road when he came to a fallen tree ese and have despatched a number of troops to ready sale in Hongkong. The following from lying acress it. He touched it with his stick defend the island. Red Cross qurses the Shanghai Mercury is therefore of locul and found to his horror it was a huge snake, also been ordered to proceed to the island. interest
Lottery tickets being frowned upon by the City Fathers, those who still persist in buying them are naturally looked upon as fair ganie by the dealers, and any are the ways adopted by the surreptitious vendors to profit by the
A recent "find" favours of Dame Fortune. among the belongings of a dealer whose boxes wore searched for a different reason,
mas sare some loss to foreign purchasers. This uttored. Sir Robert Bredon, K.C.M.G., is a consisted of a large lot of English numbers, Japan, and his future movements not known. digits, all carefully cut. The explanation finally In-the-Logislative Council Chamber the Hie private secretary, Mr. Commijs, is ordered vouched concerning these was that when the electric fous pat zy not very long agó have been to Tientsin, Mr. Ready goes to Shasi to act us dealor had told a lucky ticket to a foreigner, be taken down again and the old punkans, re- Commissioner: M. do Boudy is transferred to "faked his list of prizes, by pasting another erected. This change back to the previons Ning po, Mr. Hemerling to Newchwang, and number carefully over the top of the prize won; conditions was made because the fans were Mr. Tochtermann to Peking. The NC. Daily say 550 was won, a "3" placed skilfully over found to interfere with the hearing of members. News understands that the other three members the "" impressed the seller's profit-by-$20 it has made the Fressmen worse off so far as of the staff, Messrs. Lowder, Bowring, and The possibilities of the method are easily seen the hearing of more distant speakers is con- Sandercsek, have not yet received their instruc- Those who will encourage quoh immoral institu- cerred.
tions.
tions should beware.
· And did it.. move?* I asked him. Aye, up moved tac,' said Chips. It is alleged that he moved some of the wins of his country, too, before he left the station." -
WEATHER REPORT.
JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN MANCHURIA.
TOKYO, 11th September. Japan-has established post offices, in addition
to those already in Corea and China. at Dalny, Nowchwang and Yinkow, and is now con
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued templating establishing more at Liaoyang auil Kaiping to facilitate carrying military funds as On the 16th at 11.30 am, The barometer well as postal orders.
the following roport :—
has risen in N. Japan and in the southernAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRA- Philippines, and has fallen at all other stations.
TION AT LIAOYANG. The greatest pressure is now found in the
TOKYO-Eth September. extreme north, and the least in the Pacific, to
The Japanese Government has decided to the 3 of the Loochoon, where a depression at
Lestablish u military administration at Linoyang, present exists.__-
Gradients are moderate upon the China Coast, and Major-General Murenguma is appointed in and moderate N. winds will prevail in the charge and is ordered to proceed to the new Firmos Channel, and light N. to N.W. winds post, while before his arrival a certain Major in the northern part of the China Sea-
Forecast-Light N to N.W. winds, fair General is acting in charge of the administra- ["generally,"
tion: